56. Character Study

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That cat looks like she's having a staycation! Speaking of which...

1. Puzzle #55 recap

Puzzle #55 answer: STAYCATION

Correct entries: 44

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Ten entries' clues have the word "STOP" hidden within them, sometimes spanning punctuation and/or spacing. And here they are!

1-A: "Stop, for one" = SIGN
18-A: Cast opening? = TELE
24-A: Birthplace of Aristophanes = ATHENS
26-A: City near Sevastopol = YALTA
40-A: Dystopian author Suzanne = COLLINS
42-D: Common test options = ABC
50-A: 2020 Christopher Nolan film = TENET
54-D: This is a baker's "top" specialty LOL = ICING
69-A: Pontificate with gusto, perhaps = ORATE
71-A: ...speed past the stoplight... = NOGO

The initial letters of these entries spell STAYCATION, the best kind of summer in my book!

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2. Leaderboard (now 75 instead of 50 with nudges):

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3. We're back to standard MGWCC-ish difficulties. And so, yes, we have a Level 1 to kick off the month of June and the third week of the Summer of Solves!

56. Character Study

The 15-letter answer to the meta is associated with June.

Good luck, and may all your solves be beautiful!

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Got it. Fun one, Mikey.
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Enjoyed this one. Thanks, Mikey!
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:roll: Why did you ban me from the leaderboard?
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Abide wrote: ↑Sat Jun 03, 2023 1:53 pm :roll: Why did you ban me from the leaderboard?
Top 25! I think you're at 29th or so currently. (The graphic would be so long, maybe I'll make it multi-column. Give me a day or two.)
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Yikes, is it June already?! Nice one, and very appropriate!
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I might have actually laughed out loud! Thanks, Mikey.
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Well, it took me a lot of googling, but I got there! Thanks for the puzzle.
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Took no googling at all. You can surmise what you wish about schmidzy and me:)

Very cute!
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:crossed_swords: :rabbit: :cat: Fun one - thanks Mikey!
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Thanks Mikey. Week one solved (confirmed on crosshare)
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"Oh. I thought you said Calendar Study."
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Level 1?? Yikes! Guess I’m in need of remedial meta study
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rjy wrote: ↑Sat Jun 03, 2023 5:57 pm Level 1?? Yikes! Guess I’m in need of remedial meta study
Got it, phew! Nice to have a solving compadre who doesn’t share the same same blind spots… enjoyable, as always, Mikey. Some real groaners in there!
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Got it! Fun one, Mikey!
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Fun! Thanks Mikey!
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Nice.

Mikey, I’m thinking of making 35a part of my own punny repertoire, if you don’t mind.
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ChrisKochmanski wrote: ↑Sat Jun 03, 2023 9:24 pm Nice.

Mikey, I’m thinking of making 35a part of my own punny repertoire, if you don’t mind.
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Happy to have solved this after missing last week's (and forgetting to check for nudges in time..) Thanks Mikey!
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Fun trip after I saw the light (which I admit was not immediate). Once that happened no Googling necessary for me either. If I took in all the information, stirred it around until it was completely incorporated so that I could deduce the solution, does that make me solvent?
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